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| 1781 | Necker, Jacques |  |
| 19th May Paris Resigns from the Government |
| 1789 | Necker, Jacques | |
| Sep Paris Resigns as Director General of Finance |
| 1792 | Dumouriez, Charles-Francois du Perier | |
| June Paris Resigns after Louis vetos a law to dissolve the Kings Guard |
| 1807 | Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de | |
| Talleyrand-Perigord resigns as minister of foreign affairs over his opposition to the Franco-Russian Alliance |
| 1873 | Thiers, Louis Adolphie | |
| 24th May Thiers resigns |
| 1879 | MacMahon, Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de | |
| 28th Jan Paris Forced to resign |
| 1885 | Ferry, Jules Francoise Camille | |
| Paris The legislature refuses to vote money to support the struggle in Indochina |
| 1909 | Clemanceau, Georges | |
| 21st July Paris Resigns after a debate on the condition of the French Navy |
| 1938 | Blum, Leon | |
| Paris Resigns because of opposition from the Senate |
| 1940 | Daladier, Edouard | |
| 19th Mar Daladier fails to unite Parliament or the people behind his mobilization for the "phony war" |
| 19th Mar Daladier resigns after the Russian invasion of Finland |
| 19th Mar Resigns after the Russian invasion of Finland |
| 1940 | Lebrun, Albert | |
| Paris Last President of the Third Republic |
| Paris Rsigns when the gvernment headed by Petain & Laval assumes power |
| 1940 | Reynaud, Paul | |
| 16th June Resigns after transferring the government to Bordeaux, replaced by Petain |
| 1943 | Giraud, Henri-Honore | |
| Nov London Resigns because of differences with de Gaulle |
| 1946 | Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| Paris The new Republic does not have enough executive power or a strong President |
| 1950 | Bidault, Georges | |
| 24th June Paris Resigns as Prime Minister of France |
| 1951 | Pleven, Rene | |
| 28th Feb Paris The coalition government falls on the issue of electoral reform |
| 1954 | Laniel, Joseph | |
| 12th June Paris The government loses an important vote in the National Assembly & falls from power |
| 1955 | Mendes-France, Pierre | |
| Feb Mendes -France is forced to resign during the Algerian crisis |
| 5th Feb Paris The Government falls over the question of North-African insurgency |
| 1969 | Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 28th April Paris Makes a broadcast saying, "I am ceasing to exercise my functions as President" |
| 1969 | Poher, Alain | |
| Paris Appointed Acting President of France, after the resignation of de Gaulle |
| 1969 | Tricot, Bernard | |
| 28th April Paris Reads out de Gaulle's resignation communique to the French nation |
| 1974 | Rocard, Michel | |
| Resigns from the PSU to join the more moderate Socialist Party |
| 1976 | Chirac, Jacques | |
| Paris Cites Giscard's unwillingness to give him authority |
| 1984 | Mauroy, Pierre | |
| 17th July Pierre Mauroy resigns as Premier of France |
| 1985 | Rocard, Michel | |
| Paris Resigns over the introduction of PR |
